- Setup the game board using the 12 board tiles with the 3 pieces with "holes" in their center in the center.
- Place the 6 city tiles roughly equidistant around the game
board.
- All water spaces must be connected after this step.
- Place the Zeus standee in the central space surrounded by 6 water spaces. This is both the starting point and the end destination.
- Take as many offering cubes of each color as players in the game
- Distribute these offerings evenly among the 6 offering island spaces such that no color occurs twice on any island.
- Place the 6 temples on the 6 temple islands.
- Take as many monsters of each color as players in the game.
- Place any 2 different monsters on the 3 marked monster islands and distribute the remaining evenly among the remaining 6 monster islands such that no color occurs twice on any island.
- Place the 3 statues of each color on the respective city tiles.
- Shuffle the island tiles face down (cloud side up) and place them place them face down on the island spaces with colored borders.
- Shuffle the Oracle cards and place them face down as a draw pile near the board.
- Shuffle the injury cards and place them face down as a draw pile near the board.
- Lay out the companion cards as a face up stack.
- Shuffle the equipment cards and display 6 of them. Place the remaining cards as a face down draw pile.
- Create a pool of favor tokens.
- Each player takes the following:
- 1 ship in your color
- 1 shield
- 12 Zeus tiles in your color
- 1 player board
- 6 god tokens (1 of each)
- 3 shrines
- 3 Oracle dice
- 1 action overview
- Determine a start player and give them 3 favor tokens. In clockwise
order each player receives 1 more player token than the previous.
- e.g. in a 3 player game, the start player gets 3 tokens, the 2nd player gets 4, and the 3rd player gets 5.
- Distribute the ship tiles in 1 of 2 ways:
- Randomly take a ship tile.
- Randomly pick ship tiles such that you have an amount equal to the number of players + 1. Beginning with the last player and going counter-clockwise, each player selects a ship tile. Return the unused tile to the box.
- The last player of the round takes the Titan die and places it in the center of their Oracle.
- Each player:
- Roll your 3 Oracle dice and place them on their matching symbols.
- Place the shrines on their spaces.
- Draw 1 injury card and place it face up next to the lower left portion of your board.
- Place your 6 gods on the lowest row of the god track.
- Advance the god in the color of the injury card you drew to the row showing number of players.
- Place your shield on the 1st space of the shield track.
- Place your ship on the starting space (where Zeus was placed earlier).
- Sort your Zeus tiles.
- 1 player should randomly choose 2 of the colored offering/monster tiles and flip 2 of them to the monster side (so that you have 2 offerings and 2 monsters).
- All players should copy the player above so that each player has identical starting Zeus tiles.
- First game variant: Play with only 8 Zeus tiles by
returning 1 of each:
- 1 shrine tile
- 1 statue tile
- 1 colored monster
- 1 colored offering
- Note that everyone should still have the same starting tiles left over.
- Place your action overview near your board.
Players take turns over a number of rounds until a player completes all of their Zeus tiles and returns to Zeus (starting point), at which the game ends at the end of that round.
Turns consist of up to 3 phases:
- Check injuries:
- If you have more than 3 of the same color injury or a total of 6 injuries, you forfeit your normal turn and instead discard 3 injury cards of your choice.
- If you have 0 injury cards, take 1 favor token or advance 1 god 1 step.
- Perform actions: (see below for actions)
- Use your 3 Oracle dice to take various actions.
- Use at most 1 Oracle card to perform an action with it.
- Use special actions granted by gods on your god track.
- Consult the Oracle:
- Roll your 3 Oracle dice and place them on the matching spaces.
- All other players may advance a god matching one of the colors rolled 1 step on their god track if it is not on the bottom row (dark clouds).
- If you are the last player of the round, roll the Titan die.
- If a 6 is rolled, everyone draws 2 injury cards.
- Otherwise, everyone evaluates their shield strength compared to the roll. If shield strength < the roll, take 1 injury.
- Roll your 3 Oracle dice and place them on the matching spaces.
- Check injuries:
- Color-independent Actions
There are some actions where the color of the die used to take the action doesn't matter.
- Draw 1 Oracle card: Draw 1 Oracle card and place it face
up next to your board.
- Reminder: You may only use 1 Oracle card per round.
- Take 2 favor tokens
- Look at 2 island tiles: Look at 2 face down island tiles, then return them face-down to their respective locations.
- Draw 1 Oracle card: Draw 1 Oracle card and place it face
up next to your board.
- Color-dependent Actions
General rules
- You may recolor a die by spending 1 favor token per clockwise space you wish to move the die to.
- To perform an action referring to an island space, your ship must be adjacent to that space.
- The color of the die used must match the chosen action.
Actions
- Move your ship: Move your ship up to 3 water spaces,
ending your movement on a space matching the die color.
- You may not cross or land on island or shallows (holes in the board) spaces.
- You may spend to favor tokens to further your ship's movement (1 space per token), but you must still end on a space matching the die color.
- Each water space can be occupied by any number of ships.
- Fight a monster: Each fight consists of 1 or more rounds
and ends when you either defeat the monster or surrender.
- The color of the monster must match the die color used.
- Each monster starts with a strength of 9.
- A battle round consists of rolling the battle die and
doing 1 of the following:
- If the number rolled is >= 9 - your shield strength, you defeat the monster and take the corresponding reward on the Zeus tile. Place the defeated monster in the lower right area of your player board.
- If you rolled less than the required number, you
have lost the round.
- If you rolled a zero, draw 1 injury card.
- You may pay 1 favor token to perform another combat round. Decrease the monster's strength by 1 and roll again.
- If you cannot or do not want to fight another round, the combat ends.
- Explore an island: You must be adjacent to the island tile
and your die must match the color of the hex.
- If the image matches 1 of your Zeus tiles, place 1 of your shrines on it and take the corresponding reward on the Zeus tile. Return the Zeus tile to the box.
- If the image does not match, take the reward (as depicted
on your player board) matching the greek letter.
- ψ: Take 4 favor tokens.
- Φ: Draw 2 Oracle cards.
- Σ: Advance a total of 3 spaces on the god track.
- Ω: Discard all the injury cards of 1 color and advance your shield by 1 space.
- Build a shrine: Your die must match the color of the hex on
which you place a shrine and you must be adjacent to the island
tile.
- Take the reward from the matching Zeus tile and remove it from the game.
- Load an offering: Take an offering of the color of your Oracle die and place it on your ship. You must have space on your ship to do this.
- Make an offering: (deliver the cube) Place an offering of
a color matching the die used from your ship and place it
on a matching adjacent temple island.
- Take the reward on the matching Zeus tile and remove it from the game.
- Load a statue: Take a statue matching the color of the die you are using from an adjacent city tile and place it on your ship. You must have space on your ship to do this.
- Raise a statue: Place a statue matching the die color you
are using onto an adjacent statue island.
- 3 statuses of different colors can be built on each statue island.
- Take the reward on the matching Zeus tile and remove it from the game.
- Discard injury cards: Discard all the injury cards matching your die color.
- Advance a god: Advance the god matching your die color by
1 step.
- You may use the god on this same turn or later in the game.
- If you use a god, return it to the bottom row (the dark clouds at the bottom of the track).
The game end is triggered when 1 player completes all their Zeus tasks and returns to the Zeus space (starting shallows).
- You must use an Oracle die of any color or the Poseidon action to move onto Zeus' space.
- Finish the current round so that all players have equal turns.
- After reaching Zeus, unused Oracle dice and god actions should be used to draw Oracle cards (tie-breaker).
- Gods reaching the top-most row after your last turn cannot be used.
If only 1 player completed their tasks and returned to Zeus, they win. If more than 1 player did this, break the tie via the following (in order):
- The player with the most unused Oracle cards.
- The player with the most unused favor tokens.
- If still tied, the players share the victory.
This covers various other rules and symbols found in the game.
- Zeus tiles
These are the 12 tasks that must be completed to win the game. When tasks are completed, return them to the box.
- Depictions of white components indicates a color of your choice.
Icon Description 
Shrine: Build 3 shrines on the depicted islands. Gain 1 god track movement as a reward. 
Statue: Load statues on your ship and deliver them to the matching colored statue islands. Take a companion card matching the color of the statue as a reward. 
Offering: Load 1 offering of the depicted color on your ship and deliver it to a temple of the matching color. Gain 3 favor tokens as a reward. 
Monster: Defeat 1 monster of the depicted color. Take 1 equipment card as a reward.
- The Oracle
- After rolling your dice (consulting the Oracle), place the dice
on their matching colors.
- There can be multiple dice on 1 color.
- When taking an action, you may spend favor tokens to move the die 1 space in a clockwise direction for each favor spent.
- Once you have used a die, move it to the center of the circle.
- After rolling your dice (consulting the Oracle), place the dice
on their matching colors.
- Ship Tiles
The ship tiles consist of a special ability (top) and storage capacity for items (bottom).
Tile Effect 
At the start of the game, advance your shield 2 spaces. 
Advance all your gods to the row showing the number of players. After using a god power, return the god to this row instead of the black clouds. 
Your ship's range is increased by +2. 
Whenever you take favor tokens, take 1 more. This also applies to the starting favor tokens. 
Return a Zeus tile of your choice to the box. You only need to complete 11 tasks. 
You spend 1 less favor token when re-coloring your dice. 
At the start of the game, take 1 equipment card from the display and 1 Oracle card. 
You may also re-color your dice in a counter-clockwise direction (against the arrows).
- Shields
- Shields are used for fighting off the Titan at the end of the round.
- You can move the shield up by exploring island tiles and gaining companion cards (heroes).
- Injury Cards
- These are obtained when there is a failure to fight off the Titan or when you roll a "0" when fighting a monster.
- You can get rid of these by:
- Discarding them as an action
- By using the Aphrodite (red) god power
- Via the ability of some companion cards
- If you have too many (more than 3 of the same color or 6 total) at the beginning of your turn, you will discard 3 of your choice as your turn.
- Oracle Cards
These work just like Oracle dice for an action, but you may only use 1 card per round.
- Shrines
Shrines must be built on island tiles that match what is depicted on your Zeus tile.
- The depicted greek letters on your player board indicate the reward for uncovering an island tile.
- Favor Tokens
These can be used for:
- Re-coloring dice
- Increasing the range of your ship
- Fighting a monster (grants another round against the monster)
- Gods
- Whenever you receive a god advancement, you may advance a god(s)
up 1 level per arrow indicated on the reward.
- If you have more than 1 advancement (more than 1 arrow), you may split advancement between multiple gods.
- Whenever another player rolls the dice, you may advance a god matching 1 of the colors rolled 1 step as long as it's not on the bottom row (dark clouds space).
- You may use 1 or more god powers during your turn if they are in the top row. When used, move them back to the bottom row.
- Instead of using the indicated god power, you may draw 1 Oracle card as an alternative.
Icon Description 
Place your ship on a water space of your choice. 
Uncover a face down island tile and take the reward. 
If your ship is adjacent to a monster, defeat the monster without rolling the battle die. Take the reward of the matching Zeus tile. 
Draw 1 Oracle card. For this turn, treat your dice and Oracle card as if they were any color. 
Discard all your injury cards. 
If your ship is adjacent to a city tile, take a statue from any city tile and place it on your ship. - Whenever you receive a god advancement, you may advance a god(s)
up 1 level per arrow indicated on the reward.
- Companion Cards
You receive these cards as a reward for raising statues. There are 3 different companion cards in each color.
- Heroes:
- Immediately move your shield up 2 spaces.
- You may discard injury cards matching the hero's color for the remainder of the game.
- Demigods:
- Immediately draw 1 Oracle card.
- You may use diced matching the demigod's color as any color.
- Creatures:
- When moving your ship with a die matching the creature's color, you get +3 movement and you can end your movement on any colored space.
- Heroes:
- Equipment Cards
You receive these cards as a reward for defeating a monster.
- These cards grant either permanent or 1-time (⚡) abilities.
- Immediately after taking an equipment card refill the display to 6 cards.
Icon Description 
Your ship's range is increased by 1. 
Whenever you receive a reward for an offering, statue, or monster, advance 1 god 1 step. 
You may fight a monster, explore an island tile, or build a shrine from 1 space away (not adjacent). 
You may use the depicted color of Oracle die to take 1 Oracle card, 1 favor token, and advance the matching god 1 step. 
When checking injuries, you now need to have 4 of a matching color or 8 total to trigger a recovery turn. 
When you roll your dice and at least 1 of the dice matches the depicted die color, take 2 favor tokens. 
1-time: Advance 1 of the depicted gods to the top row. 
1-time: Look at 2 face-down island tiles, put 1 back, and uncover the other and take the corresponding reward. If there are less than 2 face-down island tiles, this cannot be used. 
Your ship may cross shallows (holes in the board). Additionally, the shallow does not count as a space. 
Your ship's storage capacity is increased by 1. 1-time: Move your shield up 1 space. 
You may load/place a statue from 1 additional space away (non-adjacent). 
You load/place an offering from 1 additional space away (non-adjacent). 
Once per turn, you may spend 3 favor tokens to perform an action of any color. 
1-time: Take 1 of the depicted statues and store it on your ship. 
1-time: Take 1 of the depicted offerings and store it on your ship. 
1-time: Take 3 favor, 1 Oracle card, and advance a total of 2 spaces on the god track.
You can return up to 4 of the Zeus tiles to the box so you have fewer tasks to accomplish. Return them in the following order:
- 1 statue tile
- 1 shrine tile and a shrine
- 1 colored monster tile (same color for all players)
- 1 colored offering tile (same color for all players)